Turntable trolley and hoisting mechanism for cranes



May 22, 1928. 1,670,733

G. E. MOORE TURNTABLE TROLLEY AND .HOISTING MECHANISM FOR CRANES Filed May 8, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 lillll u l INVENTOR f ATTORNEY May 22, 1928. 1,670,733

G. E. MOORE TURNTABLE TROLLEY AND HOISTING MECHANISM FOR CfiANES Filed May 8, 1924 Y 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 6e0rgeE.Noore.

May 22, 1928.

1 G. E. MOORE v TURNTABLE TROLLEY ANDHOISTING MECHANISM FOR CRANES 5 SheetS-Slieet 3 Filed May 8, 1924 G all May 22, 1928..

G. E. MOORE TURNTABLE TROLLEY AND HOISTING MECHANISM FORCRANES Filed May 8, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR m m M W E m e /w WOIQ {A 0 r B F May 22, 1928.

G. E. MOORE TURNTABLE TROLLEY AND HOISTING MECHANISM FOR CRANES Filed May a, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR G eorge BNoore.

ATToRNaY Patented May 22, 1928.

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This invention relates to improvements to 1 hoisting mechanism, particularly Witlnre spect to :a trolley construction and hoisting" mechanism associated therewith for use in cranes of the turn-table type. v

Cranes Lof this character; particularly- Where 'the' same are to carry heavyloads; must be strong and durable j; light; as Well as strong the'head room occupied by the trolley and the hoisting mechanismmounted thereon mustbe as small as possible the structure must bekept within-certain de fi nite limits as to over-all dimensions yet; maintain proper and effective structural-and operative conditions, particularly in cranes seetlon showin'g the hoisting. 1neohain'sm- -in of high capacity ot the turn-table type; and the roller path chameter for the 'rotat-' ing member of th'e trolley must'have maxiture is restricted.

It is a primary object and purpose of this invention to produce atrolleyconstruction L for cranes of the type outlined bymeans of y i and upper section's '16-and' 17 fres'pectively. f -Th'elotver t'ro-lley section 16 in the'lormof a rectangular franie, ---is supported for travel Which the above named objects are efiee tively attained in a practical manner. A further object of the invention' is to provide an improved construction for cranes ofthe, turn-table type \vherebyan improved means for 1ncreas1ngthe spread of the hOlSUIlg' blocks is provided, this increasing' t-he capacity of the crane to operate satisfactorily under vary-ing operatin-g conditions, with increased capa clty obtained *l orjcarrying -ec-" centric loads, and rotatmg at 'g'rea tspeeds} and for startingqand. stopping rotation enumerated above will appear as understanding of theinvention is had from thefollowing detalleddescript'ions of preierredl structures embodying the invention taken in connection with. the accompanyingdrawings illustrating the same! an d 1 in j which,

Fi e. 1 is a'plan ot' the'upper trolley, the

\vin'din mechanism mounted thereon being removed and .parts broken away for-"better showing the construction. v i

Fig. '2 is a vertical section'taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and looking' 'inthe'direction of the arrows, the Winding mechanisn'i being-"shown in place and, the" upper an d lowen frame sections assembled Fig; 4 is 5 verticalsectiontaken substan i ing beani beingsho vir "in full andin dot and position; and t i t showing different methods of utilizing 1 Fig-5 is 1 enlarged fragmentary:fvertical' 1' section taken substantially on the diafgtinttl" time s s "of :Fi 3, looking in the direction ofthe-farrowsij v Fig; 6 isiaplang'of the upper trolley frame its preferred -fo n; is constructed with: lower on rails 18"carried bybridge girders 19 of the usual-cranebridgeJ- This bridgeinay bei and usually is supported tortravel and-the "ff trol-ley ismountedonithe bridge for travel 1in "di fi"e rent direction. whereby the trolley and hoisting smechani'sntfon the trolley finay be' carried over a" considerable operative.

range. *The' lower frainef'fseotion is made 1113119 of transverse sills'f QO- and longitudinal sills 21,-flocated "lIlTPlflIlGS' ati rightwangles to the sills 20, andkperinanent tegraliextension 'QEZFbeyond" the sills 21' on which truck frames 23 carryin the truck 7 Wheels-Winch {bear *on the su iporting rails l8 areinounted. "lhe'imethod of detachable connected together .wh, -,l r" v 5 w. aw 1 he transverse'sills'are provided With anim connection not are: truck trainee to "the sill" extensions, and "the" constructious' -used form the subject Zniatter ojf zrseparate applicationv v "lhe"loiver frame sectionbarries idetac' liable' platforms supported by "bracketsuch: :is'QF-tmdflb, forsupportingdifferent drivinginechanism"of the j V 7 p brackets 1 torment:

The Q platform supportec l I carries :a motor 261 which, through iinternie diate gears and connections;transmits poxv'e'r" i to the truck'wheels' for propellinglgthe" trolgz f ley over the bridge5 and the p] atforin "su ported by brackets 24 carries afmotor 27' which, through intermediate connections and gears, transmits turning movement to the upper trolley frame or turntable section 17 of tl zetrolley.- Reinforcing plates--28, as

shown in Fig. 3, are riveted or otherwise permanently secured to'the sills 20'and 21 lying over the upper flanges thereof. Rollers 29, are supported on short shafts or spindles 3O mountedin diagonally disposed braces 31 in the corners of the lower frame 16, the ends of the braces being secured to the sill mem bers 20 and 21. The rollers are positioned so as to lie almostentirely below the upper 'side of the. sill members with openings in the' plates 28 through which the uppermost port-ions of the rollersext end. Guiderollers 32 arealso supported upon the trolley frame section 16 and are mounted to. turn on vertical axes/ This trolley frame construction provides for a maximum of roller path While the frame construe tion,does;not exceed a certain fixed maximum. This isavery important consideration due to. the fact that "railroad companies fixcertain maximum dimensions for articles shipped and; frames ex-,

ceeding this maximum will not be accepted for transportation, and this feature becomes of special importance in cranes desired to carry very heavy loads wherein, it 1s evident,

the roller path must be of such diameter to provide adequate support for such loads.

The upper trolley frame section .17 is sub- .stantially square, the frame being made of longitudinaland transverse sills 33 connected at their ends. Thesesills, as'well as the sills 20 and 21 in the lower section 16, are

preferablymade of. commercial shapes used in iron and steel structural work such as vI-be'ams.

Diagonal slabs 34 are secured to the ,sills 33 between the tops and bottom thereof and extend across the corners as supports for the track 35which is also connected for support on the lower. flanges of the transverse sills 33. Track 35 has an inwardly and downwardly inclined surface to bear on the supporting rollers 29 thus supporting the upper trolleyv frame section 17 for rotation on the lower section. A rack 36 is formed on the track member 35 around the same and a pinion 37 (see Fig. driven by the motor 27, engageswith the rack for effecting a rotation of the upper section.

A hoisting mechanisn'ivis carried by the upper rotatable section 17, in this hoisting mechanism a winding unit comprising two drum sections or parts 38 and 38 (see Figs.

2 and 5) is used, one of the sections-being formed with a right hand groove and the other with a left hand groove for receiving the flexible hoisting cables used. The drum sections are supported on separate shafts 38 mounted in. hearingswhich are carried on the side sills'33 and an intermediate sill .39, said shafts being located in' alinement. At

the adjacent ends of drum sections 38 and 38,each carries a driving gear 40 permanently connected thereto. Pinions 41 fixed on shafts 42' and 43'mesh with t hegears40. The shafts 42 and 43 areparallel with shafts 38 and are likewise mounted in bearings connected'to and supported on the sills 33 and 39 asshown in Fig. 6. The shafts 42 and 43 are driven by a motor 44 through intermediate power devices including a gear set 45 on a shaft 46. and like gear sets 42 and 48 at the ends of the shaft 46, one gear of each of the latter sets being carried by each of the pinion shafts 42 and 43. Magnetic.

orequivalent brakes 49 (-see Fig. 6) maybe provided to stop the hoisting mechanism or to hold it in desired position.

By the foregoing arrangement of the hoisting mechanism, advantages are secured particularly important among which is the lessening of head roomoccupied by the trolstruction, as shown in Figs. 5' and 6, the'drum .ley. It will be noted. that with this consections 38? and 38 can be, positioned lower down in the trolley frame 17 due to the fact that thereis a greater space available adja-- cent the inner end ofthe drum sections where gears 40 are located than at the outer ends adjacent the slabs 34 and the other members of the frame. Moreoversince the sections 38 and 38" are driven from separate shafts 38, each shaft 38 may be of a smaller diameter than would be required if a single driving shaft was used. The pin-,

ions 41 may becorrespondingly reduced inmaintenance of a desired'gear ratio between the parts. In addition a. better distribution of power to the hoisting mechanism is accomplished than if the power were applied atone end of a relatively. long drum.

size and the gears 40 likewisereduced with The upper lifting blocks or sheaves 5O of themechanisni-are carried directly by the upper turn-table section 17. Said blocks are i attachedto a frame or beam member 51 built structurally into and made rigid with 'the section 17 but located in a plane below the lower-trolley frame 16. The beam 51 is builtof separate plates connected together, preferably, and connectedto an upper beam member 52, also made of plates and connected to form a box girder, "the latter beam. member 52 being permanently joined to and extending transversely of the upper trolley frame member 17, and positioned in the. same plane with the sills 33 and the cross sill 39 of the frame. The lower and upper beam members 51 and 52 are connected together by transversely .di. posed plates 53, as shownin Fig. 2, whichextend between the side plates of the upper .and lower beam members and are connected thereto by vertical angle bars 54. In addition, the structure may be reinforced by angle braces 55 best shown in Fig. 2, which apart a dista ncevgreater than extendilbetween the "lower; and upper beams 51 and 52 as shown. By this construction a relatiyely: rigid .composite or compound girder is made which xtencls between the upper rotary trolley section 1-7. to a. plane below the level of the lower trolley sect-ion 16, to be used 'for supporting the 'uppcrpulley blocks or sheaves 50. I V

The lower beam 51 lies wholly beneath the lower trolley frame section '16 whereby it may be extended in length to any desired degree, 1 imited-only by the distance between the bridge girders 19; and it might. even. be made longer than this distance if said beam member 51 was positioned below the lower sides of tliebridgegirders. I Due to this'arrangement the upper blocks or sheaves may be separated to an extent greater than the; diameter of the ro'llerpath of the rotary trolley section, or a distance greater than the internal clearance between the frame members of the upper and: lower trolley sections. Flexible hoisting ropes or cables'56 connect blocks Fill-withlower-lifting blocks 57, which aremountedonandcarried by a lower lifting beam 58'; and thelblock's 57 arep'referably spaced to correspond with the-spacing oft-he upper bloc-ksbO. This positionof't-he blocks 50 and 57 aflords-a great turning movement for turning the lower liftingbeam 58 and the; loadjcarried thereby and also increases the stability-fof the lower lifting beam. Hea-yy loads having great inertia or, if movement hasstarted, haying a great;momentum, are handled with increased facility and the capacity of thetrolley frame for rotating at; speed; or stopping or starting quickly with steac ness is increased while th'efcapacity of the lifting beam for carrying eccentric loads is-a'lso increased. M; 4 I In Fig, 2 one method of connecting blocks 50 to thelowerbeam. member A shown; the individual \sheayes thereof "being supported onE pins- 59 carried; the plates 53 and plates 60 spacedftheretrom "but which are connectedto the be'am member 51 by, angle-bars riyeted thereto. It will be noted that the ropes or cables 56 coming; directly from the drum sectionsBSfand 38 liewith-- in the rollerpath andalso in the clear, and unobstructed space-between the inner sides offthe lower, frame section 16; and that the blocks 50-0 n the loeam fil may be v a 1e diametero'fi the rollerjpath. H The aXiso' f the drum secof tion may arranged para'l lel to the the blocks 50 or per endicular"thereto. A Figs. 2 and the former arrangement is shown while in Figs. 8 to 11 inclusix'ethe latteris show-n.

' The diagrammatic disclosures of Figs. 7

tol l inclusive show some of the .1 ossible are Y rangements o f the hoisting cables and the hoisting mechanism in conjunction with the leyt' rame sections and. i-n'sideithe roller path I thereof while the blocks 50'and1571are spaced farther apartthanthe diameter of the roller path. Fig. 8 shows. alike" arrangement for a crane carrylng aslrghter :loadfiand inf which the upper blocks maybe elii'i'iinatedand the lower blocks 5;? includebut one sheave each. In the arrangeinjentishowniln 'F1g. 9'the1 e '1s 'siaiiilarity'tothatshown in Fig SbutWi-th upper and. lower blocks? '{In' the arrange- HQ GnL-SlIOWHdD Figs. 10 andfll' thra lower blocks 57am the lifting beam are somee wh'atrse'parated', the separation being ;@-1'eaterin Fig. 11 than in'FigglOflihll offithese views show one morefshe'ave/in' the'lo'wer will the'upperin which case-"the ends. .oit' theihoi sting cables" are attached ,to the beam member 51, where blocks having an equal number of sheaves above or below are used. the ropes or cables ar'e'a'tt'ached to the lower blocks. f

From the foregoing it wi ll' beiapparent that a practical and reliatively 1 simple construction of hoisting mechanism and turntable trolley for cranesfhas "been produced by means of which the various problems set torthcin the general statement or" the invention are fully overcome with. the production of a strong, durable and practical-"crane which,isxcapableof withstanding the very severe strains to which. it is subjected-in service. The diameter: of'theJlewer'path is at "a maximum within'the overll {limits permitteda The blocks'which carrytlie' load are spread to 'pointstolseparat'e then'r a greater distance: than the; diameter? of the roller path of the trolley, These features"combine"to make the invention one'ofigreat practical importance. 1 r a V Theinvention is-defined' ih the appended claims land. comprehends all "forms" otconstruction coni'ing within.their scope. The structure disclosed-.and described is not'to. be taken in any sense as limitingitlie'inven tionthereto but rather as illlllStI'litlVG of the invention which isdefined in theio'llowing claims. v 1

members andto 'perm'ita" complete revolution oi? the uppersfna n on the loweri'rame, said flex ble members" being" supported by said Ill) 2. In a turntable crane, a trolley having upper and lower frames, the upper frame belng mounted for IOtillLlOll on said lower frame, a beam member disposed below the plane'of said lower frame and connected to the upper frame, hoisting mechanism mounted upon said upper frame and having spaced flexible hoisting members depending therefrom, saidtrolley being provided with. a clear space for the passage of said flexible members and topermit a complete revolution ofthe upper frame, and spaced hoisting blocks carried by said beam member through which said flexible members are threaded, said blocks having a spread greater than the diameter of said clear space.

3. In a turntable crane, a trolley having upper and lower frames, a circular track for mounting the upper frame for rotation on the lower frame, a beam member rotatable with the upper frame and lying below the plane of the lower frame, winding mechanism mounted upon the trolley, spaced hoisting blocks mounted upon the beam'i'nember and having a spread greater than the diame- Oil ter of the path of the track and flexible holsting members issuing from the winding mechanlsm and passmgw1thm the vertical limits of said track and over said hoisting.

blocks. I

4. In a turntable crane, a trolley having upper and lower frames, the upper frame being mounted for rotation on the lower frame. and having a beam member lying below the plane of the lower frame, a divided winding drum mounted upon the trolley, each division thereof'having a separate driving gear, spaced hoisting blocks mounted upon the beam member and having a spread greater than the internal diameter of the lower trolley frame, and flexible hoisting members issuing from the different divisions of the hoisting drum and passing withinthe' vertical limits of the lower trolley frame and over the hoisting blocks. a I

5. In a turntable crane,- a trolley having upper and lower frames, the upper frai'ne being mounted for rotation on the lower frame and having a beam member lying below the plane of the lower frame, a divided winding druln mounted upon the trolley, each 1 division thereof having a separate driving gear, spaced upper. hoisting blocks mounted uponthe beam member and having a spread greater than the internal diameter of the lower trolley frame, a lifting beam having spaced lower blocks thereon, flexible hoisting members issuing from the dili erent divisions of the hoisting drum-and passing within the vertical limits of the lower trolley frame and over. the upper and lower hoisting blocks, and flexible hoisting menibers supported upon the upper and lower blocks. r 1 f 6. In a turntable crane, a trolley having a divided frame, a circular track for rotatablysupporting one part of the divided trolley frame by the other part, hoisting mechanism including a hoisting drum carried by the rotatable turntable part and rotatable therewith, and a multi-strand hoisting tackle including hoisting blocks carried by the rotary turntable part and spaced apart a greater distance than the inner diameter of the track, the strand issuing directly from the drum-passing within the track and'others passing over said blocks and being disposed without the vertical limits of the track.

7. In a turntable crane, atrolley having a divided frame, aeirc'ulartrack for rotatably supporting one part of the divided trolley frame by the other part, hoisting mechanism including a hoisting drmncarried by the rotatable turntable part and rotatable. therewith, anda mult -strand hoisting tackle including hoisting blocks carried by the rotary turntable part, the blocks being disposed below the horizontal plane of the other trolley part and spaced apart a greater distance than the inner diameter of the track, the strand of said tackle issuing; directly from said drum passing within the track and other strands-passing over the blocks.

8. In a turntable crane, a trolley having a divided frame, a circular track'for rotatably supporting one part of the divided trolley frame by the other part, hoisting mechanism including a two part hoisting drum carried by the rotary turntable part and rotatable therewith, one part of the drum having a right hand groove and the other a left hand groove,'a separate driving gear for each of the drum parts, and a multi-strand hoisting tackle including hoisting blocks carried by the rotary turntable part and spaced apart a greater distance than the inner diameter of the track, the strands of the tackle issuing directly from the drum passing within the track and other strands passing over the blocks.

9. In a turntable crane, a trolley having a divided frame, a circular track for rotatably supporting one part of the dividei'l' trolley. frame by the other part, hois ing mechanism including a two part hoisting drum carried by the rotary turntable part and rotatable tl'ierewith, one part of the drum having a righthand groove and the other a left hand groove, a separate driving gear for each of the drum parts, and a multi-strand hoisting tackle including hoisting blocks carried by the rotary turntable part and spaced apart a greater distance than the the tackle issuing directly form the drum lilll .inner diameter of the track, the strands of V passing over the blocks, the blocks being disposed below the horizontal plane of the other trolley part.

10. In a turntable crane, a trolley'having a divided frame with one part thereof rotatably mounted with reference to the other part, hoisting mechanism carried by the rotary turntable part and rotatable therewith, said hoisting mechanism including a two part winding drum, and a separate driving gear for each part of the drum, said rotatably mounted frame part including connected sides making a rectangular frame part and reinforcing slabs located diagonally at the cornersof said rotatable frame part and permanently sewed at their ends to adjacent sides of said frame part.

11. In a turntable crane, a trolley having a divided frame with one part thereof rotatably mounted with reference to the other part and comprising a rectangular frame part and a center beam paralleling two of the sides of said frame part, hoisting mechanism carried by the rotary turntable part and rotatable therewith, said hoisting mechanism including a two part winding drum, one part having a left hand groove and the other a right hand groove, a'shaft on which the two parts of the drum aremounted, suportin beamin s for the shafts carried on the center beam and the sides of the frame part paralleling the center beam, and aseparate driving gear for each part of the drum, spaced hoisting blocks carried by the rotary turntable part, and flexible hoisting members issuing respectively from the right and left hand grooves andthreaded through the spaced hoisting blocks.

12. In a turntable crane, a trolley having a divided frame with one part thereof ro tatably mounted with reference to the other I part, "and COIDPIiSiIlg a rectangular frame part and a center beam paralleling two of the sides of said frame part, hoisting mechanism carried by the rotary turntable part and rotatable therewith, the hoisting mechanism including a two part winding drum,

shafts on which the two parts of the drum are mounted, supporting beamings for the shafts carried on the center 1362111 and the sides of the frame part parallelingthe center beam, and a separate drivin each part of the drum, the driving gears 9; gear for p 

